Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-17

nEhR OABANNES, a SuDaluorn OIlcldl dt
Strasburg, Germany, has pleaded guilty
to the charge Of revealing official docu-
ments to France. He declared that he
was not aware of the gravity Of his Of
fense.
DR.. MARY WALKER, after prolonged
absence from Wash ington, made her ap-
pearance at the Capitol, on the 18th, with a
large roll of papers under her arm.
The total values Of the exports of do
mestic breadstuffs from the United States
for November, 1887 were So. sos, 703; No
vember, 1886, $l2, sos, ,S41; five months
ended November 80, 1887, $63, $50, ,S12; same
period in 1885, $65, ,215, 108; eleven months
ended November 80, 1887, $14S,019, GAL !;
same period in 1886, S135, or, G74.
TIE Vienna Pesther Lloyd publishes re-
ports from Galican papers of further
Russian military movements, and says:
III this is her reply to the modification Of
Austria's policy, Russia will soon learn
that Aus tria will resist provocation."
THE death, in Vienna, is announced of
Miska Hauser, the celebrated violin ist.
He was born in Press burg, Hungary, in
1922, and gave his first concert at the age
OF twelve years. He came to the q nited
States in 1851, and gave concerts jointly
with Parodi, the great prima donna.
JOHN MULLEN, who keeps small
general store at Huntington, w. Va, was
awakened by some one entering the store.
He took pistol, went down stairs, and,
seeing-a man entering the window. fired.
The ball entered the head of the burglar,
killing him instantly. He proved to be a
colored man named Isaac Moore.
THE latest French Cabinet: NJ Tirard,
of .,@o -
Finance and Minister of Posts and Tele-
graphs; M. Fallieries, Minister of Justice /;
M. Flourens, Minister Of Foreign Affairs !;
M. Sarrien, NJ mister of the Interior; M.
Dautreme, Minister of Commerce; NJ Lou
bet. Minister of Public Works; M. Demahy,
Minister of Marine; nj. Viette, Minister
of Agriculture; N. Faye, Minister of Pub
lie Instruction.; General Legerot, Min is
ter of War.
THE night Of the 18th was gala night
i'll New York for the Salvation Army 1t
was the last session of the great staff
council which has been is progress since
December 8. Marshal Ballington Booth
was director of the ceremony. At the
conclusion Of the services most of the dele
gates went over to Brooklyn. where they
held an all night prayer-meeting.
hbSlD nj 1AKNOl HloSSdS0 W bH6
French Chambers dwells upon the neces-
sity Of slow, cautious reforms, the danger
OF utopian projects, and the Importance
of setting aside all violence and uniting
Frenchmen in one patriotic movement.
The President concludes with the promise
that he will use every effort to show him
self worthy of the honor done him.
APPOINTMENT CLERK HIGGINS, of the
Treasury says he intends to resign and
leave the Government employ at an early
date. His retirement, he says, is volunta-
ry, and is>brought about by an opportuni-
ty to engage in desirable private business.
THE members of the fishery convention
at Washington We're taken to Mount Ver-
non on the 18th, on board the United
States steamer Dispatch, as the guests of
Secretary Bayard, who invited several
diplomatic representatives and others
prominent in official life to join the party.
The customary programme Of visitors to
Washington's tomb, was followed by a
Luncheon board the Dispatch.